Amid the U.S. government shutdown, which has stretched into its second month, President Donald Trump is ramping up the pressure on Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster—an action commonly known ...

As the government shutdown nears its 40 th day, Republican senators are balking at President Donald Trump’s demand to end the filibuster, a rule change that would allow a simple Senate majority vote ...

President Donald Trump blamed the ongoing government shutdown for Democrats’ sweeping electoral wins, pressuring Republicans to abandon the filibuster in order to reopen federal agencies and pass new ...

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Unsurprisingly, there has been maximum political theater from both sides of the aisle, leading up to and during the current government shutdown. Hopefully, by the time this is published, an agreement ...